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1Aximum Tenn, r.,urc.
CHICAGv.l
fosty.Five stricken Down, Out of
which Eighteen Have Died.

CHICAGO, Ill, July l7-Tne ho.
weather Of Saturday WIS inteusifSd
today, sod there was much snffeIiug
throughout the city. Al 7 o'clock
this morning the mtrcury had reached
9O', and by IL o'clock II "a, at 1902.
The maximum was l02', and the hot.
test weather experienced In Chicago
In years was reached by o'clock, and
the temperature remained nearly sta.
tiona'y uatil 5 O'Clock. The street
cars going to the various parks we're
jsmned all day, while on he lake
every excursion steamer, tug and
sail boat Ihich could be chartered,
was lokued down with mssses
OF people seeking some relief from the
intoltrable heat. The vii d came from
the west, over the parch,d pralries
and was like blast from q furnace.
AT D o'clock, however, mars OF clouds
gathered 10 the west aud soon q iuri-
ous fquall swept down toward the
lake, bringing with IL heavy rain
which lasted half an hour, laying the
clouds OF binding fus. and leaving
behind II fresh and dellphtiully cool
atmosphere. Many OF the b, ats on
the lake bad q bard time beating back
10 thore against the wind and wavts,
and many excursionlets we're
thoroughly drenohed by the
large waves which were swept
over the vessels, but 10 lar as IL known
there were no csBuAitiee. From the
time OF the storm the temperature be-
gan falling rapidly and a. O'Clock 10.
night had reached 100 with a prospect
OF going even lower. The number OF
prostrations from the heat was not M
large an yesterday, there being very
few laborers at work, but up to 10
O'Clock tonight the records OF the
police department show that not
les than forty Ave perons
were stricken down today.
OF this number eighteen have
already died, and probably more will
die before morning. Saturdays list
Was appalling. The total number
cared Tor by the police was over 100,
and Of this number thirty or more
have resulted fatally. Tha police
think that q number Of oales we're
cared Tor privately, both yesterday
and today. and say that the mortality
record when finally completed from
physicians certificates will mske q
shos wing Of deaths from insolstlon m.
piecedented In this city. Such de-
gree Of heat has not been eIperierced
In Chicago, according 10 all author.
ties, In nearly thirty years.
Al II O'Clock tonight the lates, re-
turns show that sixtytwo persons
have died either In or on the way 10
De various hospitals In the city since
Saturday morning. These deaths
were sll the direct Ie.ult Of sunstroke
or hest prostratlon. A number OF the
patients In the hospital ara In dan.
gsrous state tonight aud the phyricians
consider thsir oAses hopeless. AZ tie
County hospltal the physicians and
nurses have been working almost un-
ceaslpely Tor thiTtyaiI hours. The
crush far exceeds that following the
Hsyparket riot.
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selves great. A recent publication Of
the Smithsonian Institute shows that
even the Ohirioui Indians, Of the
Istbmus OF Darien, were versed in the
science OF met allurgy, and that even
these people understood the
art ot gold beating, and were
skilled in some degree in
gold plating. Yet they are looked
upon as prehistoric people, aud what
knowledge we have OF them is cleaned
principally from the graves Of their
dead. Mexico abounds In attractions
for the searcher after antique. Nor is
1t necessary TO 60 the land OF the
"gressers" for antiquities, One can
fnd oil that he desires TO see in the
States aud Territories Of the South
west. AS for scenery there Is nothing
in all the Old World to compare with
what the United State, has to offer.
Not one man in ten Of those who will
visit Europe this year has ever looked
upon the grandeur OF Niagara Falls.
Not one Ia fifty has eeen the Yellow.
stone or the Yosemite. The proper
ton OF those who have visited the
wonders OF the Sierra Madre Is in.
finitely less. But / think the strsu gest
Of oil Is the dense ignorance Of the
local attractions about them, which
characterizes nine-tenths Of our citi.
xsns who visit Europe annually.
! visited New York recently to bid
farewell to q party OF friends who were
about TO sail for Europe. They were
all residents OF New York and Penn.
sylvania, yet they had never seen any
more OF this country than that section
between Boston and Washington.
Their idea OF the beauties OF the
American scenery was confined 10 that
which they had been able to look at
while on flying trips to Saratoga, Bar
Harbor, Lsnox and Long Branch.
They were going TO Europe TO see the
Alps and the Rhine. Thousands make
similar trips every year. Yet the seen.
cry Of the mountains Of Pennsyl yanis
Is incomparably superior 10 any that
the European continent can offer.
There Is to my mind nothing 90 at
tractive to the true American as the
mountain scenery along the Susque-
hanna and Lehigh rivers A week
spent Ia explorif z the attractions along
the Lehigh Valley railway would
astoDish many Of our migrating citi-
zsns. 0ne need not put up at the
hotels which have been con.
structed for the use OF Wis
itors, but all along that, or any
Of the Pennsylvania roads, the tourist
can find an attractive stopping place.
l will guarantee that II some OF our
travellers would defer their visit 10
Europe until they had looked uson
what America has TO offer in the way
OF scenery-even within a few days
travel from New York-they would
hesitate some time before bravipg the
discomforts OF an ocean trip d rply
for the purpose OF seeing something
new. One OF the woret features OF
Continental tours is that the young
people In every family soon learn to
believe that America has nothing TO
show them and they are not satisfied
until they can arrange to make an
nual trips abroad. BY this means
they grow up in ignorance OF the
grandeur and resources OF the greatest
and beet country on the face Of the
earth,
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rh... Death. a, K,,.m,,oo.

DErRoiT, @IoH., July l7.-wiihout
exception, ttdy hiss been the hottest
that wes ever endured by swell, ing
Micuiganders. AT KalsmpE thrse
cases Of sunstroke were ,epor'el, one
ia,sl. No fatalities occurred Ia this
city, but thee sunttrckcs have been
ropor ed. According to the Sigoai Ser
vice tho mercury reached lOO' In the
shade daring the ailtrnoon, while &C.
Gu alta thermometers about town went
higher than that. Tbs bre,Es that
coniinu, d throughout the day consiat-
ed mostly Of hot air. IL Is gto aing
decidedly cooler tonight.
In Detroit there were six c1sss OF
sunsiroke, two fatal.
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An Importast RuIsss,

WAsHrSoros, July IA general
principle Of long standing and consld.
erable Importance In the adminis.
tra,icn oI public land matters, 10 70.
affirmed by Acting Secretary Mul.
drov In his ruling upon the case Of
james Young, a homestead entryman
Of Salt Lake City. Its purport 10 that
no amount OF cultivation aud improve.
ment, and no showing OF good faith In
other respects can atone Tor the lack
Of actual residence upon the land
sought 10 he secured, and that even
actual residence does not give validity
70 The claim except In 30 far 10 i
shows an intention 10 make such resi-
dence permanent beyond the acquire
menb Of title.
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CROP SUMMARY.
keportt OF the Farmers Review"
NJ 60 she Condition Of Crops.

NJ 60 she Condition of Crops.
CHICAGO, Ill D., July 1.-THE follow.
ing crop summary will be printed In
this weeks edition Of the Farmers
Review: The drought throughout
Northwestern States Is ipjuripg all
crops more or less. Corn, although
not materially sdamsged, 30 far, Is
commencing 10 show the effects Of the
dry season, and mus. suffer considsra.
bly, II rain does not fall soon and in
sufficient quantities. Az the result Of
the drought. the oat crop is ripening
too last, and will hardly make three.
quarters Of an average crop II the
drought continues. Estimates Of the
average yield Of winter wheat In the
different States, from reports OF thresh.
ing, or calculations Of probable 70.
turns, are as follows: Sixteen coun.
ties in Illinois, 10 bushels. This
10 q falling Oh Of two BUSH
els as compared with our re.
port Of last week. Morgan comfy 70.
ports the yield m high as 25 bushels,
and Pope as low as S bushels.
Twelve counties In Indiana give an
average Of 10 bushels per acre. -Four
Kansas counties report q yield Of II
bushels, but Others report the returns
s light to very poor. For the whole
State the yield 10 undoubtedly poor.
-Four counties In Kentucky, II bush.
els. Three Michigan counties, l9
bushels. Eleven counter In Missouri
report an average yield OF 1914
bushels. 0ur Ohio reports indicate q
fair TO good ield Of wheat, bui figures
are not given. Reports from Wlscon-
ain place the yield at from IA 10 20
bushels per acre. The reports ON the
condition oi spring whea, are ~ fol.
lews: Nineteen counties In Iowa
place the average al 7s per cent. Car.
roll, Cas-, Clayton, Howard, Iowa,
Keokuk and Madison counties can
not state an average, the crop being
almost totally destroyed by insects.
Eleven counties In Minnesota place the
condition at II per cent Twelve com.
ties in Nebraska place the average
condition OF "a per cent, and seven
teen counties In Dakota 80 per cent.
Insects are doing considerable dam.
age In some localities 10 corn, chinch
bugs having, AZ We feared, attacked
this crop alter the harvesting Of winter
wheat. The average condition Of the
crops 40 calculated from our reports
received last week In the different
States are ~ follows: Twelve counties
In Illinois report an average condition
of9l per cent Twelve Indiana coun.
ties % per cent Seven counties In
Ohio p8 per cent. Fourteen Missouri
counties report the condition a. high
40 l08 per cent, while thirteen coun-
ties In Nebrkska places II nj l0t DER
cent, aud twenty.iour counties In Iowa
beat these figures with an average con.
dition Of l03 per cent. Fourteen
counties In Minnesota report the con.
dillon at an average Of 90 per cent,
aud seven counties In Wisconsin 70.
port q like average. Dakota counties
lead the whole list with an average OF
100 per cent. Biz Michican counties
place their average at l0l per cent,
aud Kentucky counties reporting this
week at 100 per cent. Nine counties
in Kansas report an average condition
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IoIleg. III. IIH.

CmoAGo, I'LL July IA No~ epe-
cial from Joliet, ILL.,, says: Fourteen
conviots a he prison were overcome
by the her' his morning. and had TO
be taken Z m the galleries 10 the idle
house VI 1t was cooler. Sixteen
went 10 ihi hospital and two died.
Tne atm lhere on the top galleries
In the Q, houses Ia intensely hot,
almost IL q bake-oyen. They are
covered v brick, and the heat can
not get o. shen II ascends on account
Of the b w brickwork. The thor
mometer gistered 1907 at daybreak
this NOR ng and ll3' In the middle
Of the d u. The heat is simply ter
rifle.
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Fort wayne. Iud.-Tvo D,.,n.

CHICAGO, July l7.--An Inter Ocean
special irom Fort Wayne, Ind, says:
Today has been the hottest known
here for years, the mercury reaching
1922 In tho shade. A number of pros.
trations are reported, two Of which
have resulted fatally. An Inter 0cssn
Rockford (lil.) special says the tenn
perature reached l040, No prostrstions
are reported.
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Three Deaths q, CIeyeIaus

CLEVELAND, o., July 1.-THE Their
mometer registered 95.2' at 8 9o'clock
today, which is the highest point
reached thus far since the hot season
began. Thos. Mclaughlin and John
Fallop, two oarheavers Who were
prostrated by the heat on Saturday,
died today. A ship carpenter named
A. Noel, was killed by q sunstroks
while enjoying family picnic in the
suburbs.
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CROP WEATHER BULLETIN.
Temperature, Rainfall and Predie-
lions fer the week.

WAsHIsaros, d. O., July 1.-THE
following lie the weather crop bulletin
Of the Signal Office for the week end
Ing July l6:
Temperature-Dunng the weei
ending July 10, 1887, the weather has
been warmer than usual except In the
Gull States, Northern New England
and on the Pacific coast, the average
daily excess ranging from three to
eight degrees from the Middle Atlantic
States westward 10 the Rocky Noun.
tsins. II has been slightly cooler
than usual In the cotton region and on
the Pacific coast, the daily average
was from three 10 five degrees below
the normal. The average daily tenn.
peralure for the season from January
Let, 10 July 10, 1887, diff en but slight.
ly from the normal in the agricultural
districts, there being q daily
excess OF about one dc.
gree In the Mississippi, Ohio aud
Missouri valleys. The season has
been slightly cooler than usual on the
South Atlantic coast aud from Lake
Superior westward TO the Pacific coast.
Rainfall - During the week there
has been deficiency in rainfall gen.
orally throughout all agricultural dis
tricis eat oi the Rocky Mou utai rs,
except In Minnesota, Northern Wis.
consin, Colorado and Western Dakota,
where slight exceeses are reported.
The rainfall has also baen sllghtly In
excess At stations on the New England
coast. In the cotton region morp
than one.half the usual amount ol
rainfall occurred, while In the corn
and tobacco regions slightly lees than
one hall the usual amount is re-.
ported. The large seasonal d,h
cheney OF rainfall. previously re,
ported 10 the cotton region and In
the States OF the upper Mllsissippl
and lower Missouri valleys has been
still further increased during the past
week, and IL now ranges from ten Ia
seventeen inches In the cotton region
and from Eve 10 ten inches In Illlnoi,
and Iowa.
General remarks-Reports received
during the week indicate that the
weather has been favorable for the
cotto crop In the eastern and central
porti ons OF the cotton region, but In
sections Of the lower Mississippi Val.
ley conditions are varied, some oec.
tons reporting that more rain is need.
cd, while Others report that excessive
rains and low Temperatures have
affected crops injuriously. There has
been an excess Of temperature and
more than the usual amount OF sun.
shine In the corn regions, and these
conditions, combined with the
deficiency Of rainfall for the
week have probably resulted Ia
some injury % this crop. Local
showers have fallen In sections OF the
corn belt, but not over the entire area,
and the rain was not in sufficient
quantity.
The weather has been favorable ior
the harvesting OF wheat, which ha,
been generally completed, except in
Minnesota aud Dakota, whsre II ID
now In progress, aud where all grow.
ing crops we're improved. Ia New
England and the Middle Atlantic
States, tbs weather has affected favor.
ably all growing crops.
The indications a. 7 o'clock am,
today, July l7ih, sre that showers
will occur In the next iwsDty.iour
houn In the Western portions Of the
corn belt, whore they are greatly
needed.
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Ihir,ees Uea,h. a, PhiI.asIphi.,

PHILADELPHIA, July l7.-W.tl the
single exception July s,h, 1875. today
has been the hotlest for over thirty
years. The heat being greater than
yesterday. At2 O'Clock this aitsrnoon
the thermometer registered l02' In the
shade. Up 10 q late hour tonight
about thirty cmes OF sunetroke have
been reported, fourteen Of which re.
suited fNtally.
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Four Prossratfous.

INDIANAPOLIS, ISD., July 1.-THE
hea' here wse intense today, the max
imum, by signal service Thermometer,
beipg l0i', q record which has not
been equslled since July, 1881. Four
Cases Of prottration occurred, two Of
which resulted fatally.
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RIVER IMPROVEMENTS.
REPORTS RECEIVED BY THE
CHIEF ENGINEER.
Work Done on the Mississippi and
Arkansas Rivers-Fature
Prospects.
lsPzoIAL TO TIE APPnAL.l

WAsHISaToN, July 1.-THE follow.
ing report las been received by the
Chief Of Engineers, from Capt. Wm,
I. Russell, in charge Of the work OF
improving the Mississippi river, Third
district.
LAKE PRovIDzScK RRAcH.-No dam.
age to works OF construction has been
reported, and work has been confined
to care Of plant, excep. that the build.
inss a. Pilcher's point were removed
to Wilson's Point, on account Of
threatened caving Of banks. Two Of
the buildings were set up on the rent.
cd land at Wilson's Point. Minor re-
pairs were made to boats and machin.
cry. The least depths found on the
crossings were AZ follows:
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Pektn, III, los.

CncACp, ILL.,, July H.-A special
TO the News from Pekin, H., says:
Today n thermometer Indicated l03'
above ~ o all day. This In unprece-
dented 1 the history OF this city.
-Four des No have occurred In the city
and yiclI ty today.
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In cons'qnsnce Of ny removal tc
corner Of Second and Madison streets
| will sell lhe balance Of my GUNNER
stock al oosi up 10 the lat Of August,
TO Bive expenses ol removal. Those
needing a good suit cheap will call on
me al corner Of Second and Jefferson
up 10 tha. date. Respectfully,
E. BLA0ER,
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almost intolerable Fourteen cases Of
sunstroke are reported, eight OF which
were fatal.
Galesburg, Ill. IOA.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, July IA News
special from Gslesburg, Ill.,, Gays:
The heat for the past six DAYS here
has besn terrific, averaging 1907 In the
shade. Today II reached l04'. Four
deaths occurred yesterday and today
from prOslration.
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los In the shade.

OnIcAeo, July l7.--A Times special
from Wheeling, W. Va, says; The
mercury today ranged from l05' to
l0so In the shade. No fatal prostrs-
tlons.
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Fourteen Cases OF sunsIrohe 80
Louisville.

LOUISVILLE, KY, July l7.-Today
was the wTmest Of the year, the Sis
nal Service thermometer registering
Ss.2b' At 1880 o'clock pm. II stood
above e0' all day and the heat w@
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Two n..,h. a, na.nxiil..

NASHVILLE, TrSS., July i7.--sienal
ofsce records show that today was the
hottest Of the season, the thermome.
Ter at the sigma Office marking g7.io.
Two deaths occurred from Bnngtfoke.
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Kay wEBr, FLA.-No new cases OF
fever since Yesterday, and bat two
deaths. The record now siandsi Total
cases 10 date, il0; deaths, 80, sick
nov, 57; discharged cured, 90
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Cneuoa. I'LL IOn

oHToAc j, I'll, July i7.-An Inter-
Ocean ~ 'lal from Chonoa, ILL.,, Gays;
The the ,ometer today registered
iOo' in shade at 8 pm. This hot
spell hS N without a parallel. For
slr day o mercury has ranged
above II Tonight nj $50, Il Ia
90. No al prostrstions are re-
ported.
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Fon any case OF nervousness, sleep.
lessnoss, weak stomach, indigestion,
dyspepsia. try Carters Little Nerve
Pills. Relief ls sure. The only nerve
medicine for the price in market.
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| The HEAT IyTOlERABLR.
100 FATAL CASES of SUNSTRYKE
SINCE SATURDAY.
Chicago People Seeking Relief ON
the Lake struck BY a Heavy
squall.
FULLY 500 PEOPLE PROS.
TRATED.
At Joliet, ILL.,, the Mercury Reached
1lS Degrees, and at Wheel
log, W. Va, 10S.

Cotton Region Bulletin.
From stations In tho Memphis District for
the "a hours ending July II, 1887, 9 o'clock
pm, 18th meridian time.
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Ex-GovEKNoK FOSTER CHATS
he Believes Sherman Is the Coming Man, and
that Ohio VIII Reflect Foraker.


that Ohio VIII Reflect Foraker.
New York NJ all and Express.
Ex-Governor Charles Foster. OF ONO, was
wearing a jaunty low-crowned straw nat ana
smoking q cigar when reporter met nim To-Day
at the Fifth avenue Hotel he bad JUST arrived
from Boston, where he had been Tor several days
on business. In regard to the political outlook
from Buckeye State point OF view. he SAID:
st now looks if John Sherman would DC
nominated. He will go into the convention
with a solid delegation from Ohio. No one can
deny his ability and eminent fitness TOT tno
presidency. He has always been SOUND on ques-
tons of vital interest to the country. As TOT
Mr. Blaine. as far as / see, the same feehng
still prevails against him among the Repuohcans
candidate for the Republican party will win next
year, whoever he may be, because the country -
heartily tired and Disguised with the Democratic
administration. President Cleveland ana MS
party have shown themselves unfit TO be at the
head OF great republic Cleveland has shown
the white feather by not going TO st. Louis, ana
the bartle-f1ag order has killed him with the olo
soldiers. know an old Democrat in Ohio VINO
fought through the war ons and has voted no
other ticket He has four sons now. all OLD
enough to vote. He told me after President
Cleveland's flag order that he never would vote
the Democratic ticket again. nor would his boys
il he could prevent them. The Democrats are
doomed defeat in 1888.
'How about your State election this fallf
Governor Foraker will be renominated and re-
elected. The Democrats do not wish to elect ex-
Senator Thurman. 1t is dodge OF his enemies
to have him put up and defeated so AS to destroy
his chances for the Presidency in 1888 Why, If
Senator Thurman would be elected they would
vote against him. We have a Labor and a Pro-
hibltiCn ticket in the field, but they Will not
change the general result"
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Chicago Herald.
Henry Crawford, the railroad lawyer mot
Henry s. Ives, when he went down TO New
York and fixed up the leral end or the Rich
mond terminal deal ives" he says, lis a
smooth, clerical looking fellow Of about thirty
Ave. The whole crowd viii undoubtedly col
lapse. 1t will turn out, too, IL they 60 broke.
that the Cincinnati, Hamilton q Dayton rail
road has been Quilted. The Ives-Staynor party
bought that stock. paying as high as loo and loo
for It. just they got control they
itsued about g. 000 900 new preferred stock, os.
tensibly to take up the old bonds. The old
bondholders. Of course, would not sell out, and
that e.. 000 900 has. result. bean IN the
hands OF the es-Staynor party. That Is what
they have been gam bling on. 1t will come out,
just as the Fidelity Bank robbery did. when
thew are busted